Accession Number:

ADA023717

Title:

Counting Penguins.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

PRINCETON UNIV N J DEPT OF STATISTICS

Personal Author(s):

• Watson,G. S.

Report Date:

1975-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

11.0

Abstract:

This essay was written for students and teachers of elementary statistics and probability courses. It uses finite population sampling to illustrate some of the basic ideas of these courses. Applications to estimating wildlife populations especially penguins are given.

Descriptors:

• *SAMPLING
• *WILDLIFE
• RANDOM VARIABLES
• COUNTING METHODS
• ESTIMATES
• BIRDS
• ANTARCTIC REGIONS
• POPULATION(MATHEMATICS)

Subject Categories:

• Biology
• Statistics and Probability

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE